Chicago — Tying a franchise record for defeats does not make for a fun night.

And the Milwaukee Bucks' bruising season continued Friday in a 102-90 loss to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.

The Bucks lost for the 62nd time to tie the franchise record set by the 1993-'94 Milwaukee team that finished 20-62.

Milwaukee (14-62) seemingly has the pole position for the May draft lottery locked up as it trails Philadelphia (17-59) by three games with just six to play. The 76ers posted a 111-102 victory in Boston on Friday night.

But Bucks center Zaza Pachulia, who played 40 minutes despite going to the locker room to get three stitches over his right eye, was not in the mood to think about the future.

"Honestly, I don't care," Pachulia said of the June draft. "All I care is for this team to move forward, to get better.

"We have a bunch of young guys. I don't know who we're going to get in this draft. Of course I care, but I don't care right now.

"Even today, we're down by nine, right? You eliminate all the mistakes, you have a game. I want to control what's in our hands.

"What's going to happen in summer time, you don't know. And it would be wrong if you're already thinking about next year."

Brandon Knight led the Bucks with 22 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Forward Jeff Adrien added 21 points and nine rebounds as the undermanned Bucks used just seven players until coach Larry Drew brought rookie D.J. Stephens off the bench in the final minute.

Pachulia had 13 points and nine rebounds.

"I thought Zaza did a good job in finding cutters when he was at the high post," Bucks coach Larry Drew said.

"I was just trying to rotate guys in to keep them as fresh as I could. Zaza played 40 minutes and I can't do that.

"We've got a back-to-back and we're going to have to strap it up again (Saturday vs. Toronto). We'll load John (Henson) up on the minutes."

The Bucks trailed, 51-35, at halftime but outscored the Bulls, 55-51, in the second half. Milwaukee cut a 22-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to eight points but could get no closer.

"I think we did a good job fighting back in the second half, playing hard, not backing down," Knight said. "They're a great team."

"They're a very solid defensive team, physical. They're everything you want in a team basically. I think we fought and that's all you can ask for."

Jimmy Butler and Kirk Hinrich each had 17 points for Chicago (44-32), while center Joakim Noah contributed 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Carlos Boozer had 14 points and 11 rebounds and posted his seventh consecutive double-double against the Bucks.

Seven Bulls players scored in double figures as they won the season series against Milwaukee, 3-1, and won for the 13th time in the last 16 meetings.